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Juneau couple who helped change LGBTQ+ rights in Alaska reflect on living openly and joyfully

  • KTOO
  • 3 hours ago
  • 1 min read

It’s Pride Month and Juneau joins other communities nationwide in celebrating LGBTQ+ people.


One couple in Juneau, Maureen Longworth and Lin Davis, have dedicated their lives to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. They met on a late-night dog walk at the Oakland Rose Garden in California in 1987. That was nearly 40 years ago, though Longworth remembers it clear as day…(Read full story)

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